It may do. It's possible that if you're not actually in one of the countries listed, Hotmail will pick up on this from the IP address you're sending from, and deny access to the POP3 and SMTP servers. At least that's how I read what they say.
Frank Fileccia wrote: > Yes, I'm Canadian. I was in Canada when I opened that account, and in > the USA when I opened those accounts. When I log off my Canadian account > I get sympatico.msn, and when i log off my American accounts I get msn. > But I'm working in Ukraine. I hope that doesn't have something to do with it > > Chris Clifton wrote: > >> Ahh! I think I see a possible problem for Frank. Hotmail say that they >> will decide which territory an account is based in on a combination of >> the account information (where you've told them you live) and the IP >> address you're sending from (where you actually are). If Frank isn't a >> Canadian resident, or he uses a USA ISP, he won't get free access. >> >> The Real Bev wrote: >> >> >>> Frank Fileccia wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> You cannot get FREE pop access. >>>> >>>> I have free Canadian and USA Hotmail accounts and neither allows access. >>>> You can only access through POP3 if you have a PAID subscription >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> You just got here, right? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
